Act 2 - A Misunderstanding
In Macbeth's hurry to see Lady Macbeth, he forgot to tip the porter at the gate. The porter shot him at a glare almost as hostile as it was drunken. Macbeth ran up four sets of stairs before realizing he was in the wrong stairwell all together. When Macbeth finally found Lady Macbeth, he was so out of breath his poor heart felt like a burned tomato slammed by a sledgehammer every time it beat. His face wobbled up and down like a bobbing apple. Finally he spoke. " O deep is the well of my fear! On the road Banquo and I met three Witches, one round, one squat, and one stretched that told us we would be King! I believe Banquo took it to heart and shall want to kill Duncan for the position."
"Dreadful! King Duncan's the soul of mercy. Whatever would we do without him! Is there no way to save him?" scried out Lady Macbeth.
"Why, clever me, I've hatched a plan. There is no reason to fear. We shall invite the King to our castle and he shall be safe with us." Macbeth said amiably. "We have enough ale for a grand feast. Once Duncan is here, we can warn him of the danger."
Lady Macbeth was delighted and sent out messengers to Duncan at once. Their messengers arrived at Inverness the very next day. Banquo, who was at the court at the time, was not at all happy.
"Fie, Fie! Macbeth always had an ambitious streak. Now he's taken a fancy to being king and sent for Duncan to kill him. I must follow along and protect the king", grumbled Banquo to himself.